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Harvey Sachs
In his time, the Austrian American composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was an international icon. His twelve-tone system was considered the future of music itself. Today, however, leading orchestras rarely play…
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In this unconventional, provocative book, Beethoven’s masterwork becomes a prism through which readers may view the politics, aesthetics, and overall climate of the era. Part biography, part history, and part…
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An absorbing look at Beethoven’s towering Ninth Symphony, and its vibrant historical context.
An astonishingly lyrical biography that rescues Schoenberg from notoriety, restoring him to his rightful place in the pantheon of twentieth-century composers
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Harvey Sachs (Curtis Institute of Music)
On the 150th anniversary of his birth comes this monumental biography of conductor Arturo Toscanini, whose dramatic life was unparalleled among twentieth-century musicians.
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Some pieces of music survive; most fall into oblivion. What gives the ten masterpieces selected for this book their extraordinary vitality?
Arturo Toscanini
Toscanini was one of the most celebrated conductors in musical history. He conducted the world premieres of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Puccini’s La Boheme and Turandot . Now we are brought…
Sebastiano De Filippi,Daniel Varacalli Costas
The only book in English about the Argentine conductor and composer Hector Panizza (1875-1967). Known all over the world by his Italian name - Ettore - the maestro was in…
